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FIU Golden Panthers (Conference USA East)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 7.0 (-1.0) | S&P+ Rk: 92 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 31-Aug | at Central Florida | 7 | 17-61 | L | 0% | -38.9 | 8% | 19% | 3% |
| 9-Sep | Alcorn State | N/A | 17-10 | W | 97% | 17.7 | 81% | 48% | 92% |
| 23-Sep | at Rice | 128 | 13-7 | W | 89% | 11.5 | 72% | 13% | 95% |
| 30-Sep | Charlotte | 124 | 30-29 | W | 64% | 3.4 | 57% | 69% | 36% |
| 7-Oct | at Middle Tennessee | 68 | 17-37 | L | 0% | -24.3 | 11% | 20% | 21% |
| 14-Oct | Tulane | 89 | 23-10 | W | 98% | 19.5 | 84% | 41% | 91% |
| 28-Oct | at Marshall | 52 | 41-30 | W | 55% | 1.1 | 54% | 65% | 41% |
| 4-Nov | UTSA | 55 | 14-7 | W | 89% | 11.1 | 76% | 19% | 92% |
| 11-Nov | Old Dominion | 115 | 30-37 | L | 14% | -9.9 | 27% | 63% | 16% |
| 18-Nov | at Florida Atlantic | 11 | 24-52 | L | 1% | -21.3 | 16% | 47% | 9% |
| 24-Nov | Western Kentucky | 83 | 41-17 | W | 94% | 14.1 | 80% | 73% | 66% |
| 2-Dec | Massachusetts | 84 | 63-45 | W | 93% | 13.7 | 78% | 95% | 7% |
| 21-Dec | vs. Temple | 78 | 3-28 | L | 0% | -31.3 | 8% | 5% | 36% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 27.3 | 76 | 30.8 | 93 |
| Points Per Game | 27.8 | 78 | 30.8 | 82 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.2% | 56 | 44.5% | 96 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.11 | 93 | 1.17 | 65 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 28.0 | 107 | 29.2 | 57 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.48 | 67 | 4.49 | 73 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -5.2 | 107 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.85 |
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| ACTUAL | -3 | 85 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 91.8 | 100 | 88.8 | 105 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 39.6% | 98 | 42.1% | 71 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.82 | 103 | 1.00 | 98 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 105.2 | 43 | 96.8 | 78 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 37.9% | 71 | 39.2% | 79 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 67.9% | 61 | 59.0% | 16 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.1% | 11 | 22.0% | 39 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Alex Gardner | RB | 5'10, 195 | SR | 181 | 791 | 6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 34.8% | 0 (0) |
| Shawndarrius Phillips | RB | 5'11, 225 | SO | 104 | 469 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 33.7% | 1 (1) |
| Napoleon Maxwell | RB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 82 | 477 | 5 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 36.6% | 3 (2) |
| Alex McGough | QB | 6'3, 218 | SR | 59 | 436 | 5 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 50.8% | 5 (2) |
| D'Vonte Price | RB | 6'2, 194 | FR | 17 | 135 | 0 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 64.7% | 1 (0) |
| Maurice Alexander | QB | 5'11, 180 | SO | 14 | 53 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 35.7% | 2 (2) |
| Stone Wilson | P | 5'10, 180 | JR | 2 | -21 | 0 | -10.5 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (1) |
| Shermar Thornton | WR | 6'0, 170 | FR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 100.0% | 0 (0) |
| Darrius Scott | WR | 5'10, 195 | SO | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 107.3 | 40 | 81.4 | 124 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.2% | 22 | 46.9% | 118 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.39 | 83 | 1.33 | 24 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 90.4 | 85 | 80.4 | 97 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Alex McGough | 6'3, 218 | SR | 232 | 355 | 2798 | 17 | 8 | 65.4% | 21 | 5.6% | 6.9 |
| Maurice Alexander | 5'11, 180 | SO | 18 | 39 | 174 | 0 | 2 | 46.2% | 8 | 17.0% | 2.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Thomas Owens | WR | 6'1, 240 | SR | 85 | 59 | 887 | 6 | 15.0 | 10.4 | 69.4% | 61.2% | 22.4% |
| Tony Gaiter IV | WR | 5'9, 185 | SO | 50 | 34 | 314 | 1 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 68.0% | 46.0% | 13.2% |
| Austin Maloney | WR | 5'11, 190 | SO | 39 | 21 | 304 | 0 | 14.5 | 7.8 | 53.8% | 46.2% | 10.3% |
| Pharoah McKever | TE | 6'6, 248 | SR | 35 | 27 | 301 | 3 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 77.1% | 60.0% | 9.2% |
| Julian Williams | WR | 5'11, 195 | JR | 34 | 22 | 307 | 1 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 64.7% | 50.0% | 9.0% |
| Bryce Singleton | WR | 5'10, 193 | FR | 33 | 17 | 228 | 3 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 51.5% | 48.5% | 8.7% |
| Darrius Scott | WR | 5'10, 195 | SO | 30 | 21 | 298 | 2 | 14.2 | 9.9 | 70.0% | 56.7% | 7.9% |
| Alex Gardner | RB | 5'10, 195 | SR | 23 | 17 | 70 | 0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 73.9% | 21.7% | 6.1% |
| Shermar Thornton | WR | 6'0, 170 | FR | 15 | 10 | 164 | 2 | 16.4 | 10.9 | 66.7% | 60.0% | 4.0% |
| Shawndarrius Phillips | RB | 5'11, 225 | SO | 12 | 10 | 69 | 1 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 83.3% | 41.7% | 3.2% |
| D'Vonte Price | RB | 6'2, 194 | FR | 9 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 66.7% | 44.4% | 2.4% |
| Napoleon Maxwell | RB | 6'0, 215 | JR | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 57.1% | 14.3% | 1.8% |
| Jacob Kraut | RB | 6'0, 245 | JR | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1.1% |
| Stantley Thomas-Oliver III | WR | 6'2, 184 | SO | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Zach Armour | TE | 6'3, 220 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 99.0 | 71 | 89.8 | 113 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.9% | 77 | 49.3% | 97 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 0.98 | 102 | 1.00 | 36 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.97 | 57 | 2.68 | 44 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.5% | 58 | 3.4% | 99 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 100.7 | 68 | 78.7 | 122 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 34.3% | 27 | 34.0% | 104 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.46 | 89 | 1.71 | 110 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.52 | 35 | 2.99 | 44 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.9% | 100 | 8.0% | 54 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 95.8 | 81 | 84.3 | 115 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 101.5 | 71 | 88.4 | 107 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 108.5 | 50 | 88.8 | 103 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 84.8 | 116 | 97.7 | 75 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 96.0 | 85 | 96.3 | 84 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 97.1 | 81 | 78.2 | 125 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 100.9 | 68 | 99.0 | 76 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.2% | 68 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 43.4% | 19 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +1.0 | 85 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 81.8% | 11 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.8% | 108 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.9% | 28 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.8% | 100 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.1% | 56 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.6% | 90 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 5.0% | 113 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 28.3% | 118 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Anthony Wint | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 79.0 | 8 (0.5) | 14 | 0 (2) | 0 | 36.3% |
| Treyvon Williams | LB | 6'0, 230 | SR | 78.5 | 9 (3) | 14 | 0 (1) | 1 | 47.8% |
| Bryce Canady | DB | 6'0, 190 | SR | 58.0 | 2.5 (1) | 3 | 1 (7) | 0 | 76.6% |
| Niko Gonzalez | S | 6'0, 195 | SR | 54.0 | 1 (0) | 9 | 0 (3) | 1 | 50.8% |
| Brad Muhammad | CB | 5'11, 185 | SR | 48.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 4 (5) | 0 | 72.0% |
| Sage Lewis | LB | 6'1, 240 | SO | 48.0 | 5 (0) | 11 | 0 (1) | 0 | 43.6% |
| Fermin Silva | DL | 6'2, 235 | JR | 41.5 | 14 (7) | 14 | 0 (0) | 1 | 20.0% |
| Andrew Brown | CB | 5'9, 190 | SR | 37.5 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 (2) | 3 | 72.1% |
| Newton Salisbury | DE | 6'3, 265 | SR | 34.5 | 7.5 (3.5) | 10 | 0 (2) | 0 | 22.0% |
| Anthony Johnson | DL | 6'3, 291 | JR | 33.0 | 8.5 (7) | 9 | 0 (2) | 0 | 20.5% |
| Richard Dames | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 33.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 67.7% |
| Shermarke Spence | S | 5'8, 175 | JR | 24.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 86.4% |
| Emmanuel Lubin | DB | 6'1, 190 | JR | 17.5 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 70.6% |
| Fred Russ | LB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 17.0 | 0 (0.5) | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 50.0% |
| Jermaine Sheriff | DL | 6'2, 275 | JR | 16.0 | 3 (2) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 30.0% |
| Tyree Johnson | LB | 5'9, 185 | JR | 13.5 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 64.3% |
| Jordan Guest | LB | 6'4, 240 | SR | 13.5 | 2 (1) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 26.7% |
| Milord Juste | DL | 6'1, 285 | JR | 13.0 | 4.5 (0) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 29.4% |
| Josh Little | 0 | , | 0 | 12.0 | 1 (1.5) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 26.7% |
| Noah Curtis | DL | 6'5, 248 | FR | 11.5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 23.5% |
| Andrew Tarver | DT | 6'1, 295 | FR | 9.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Isaiah Brown | CB | 6'1, 185 | SO | 6.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 20.0% |
| Kevin Oliver | DL | 6'4, 243 | FR | 5.5 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Daniel Jackson | S | 6'2, 200 | FR | 5.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Collin Olsen | RB | 6'0, 228 | SO | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.3 | 44 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.25 | 27 |
| Punt Success Rate | 56.1% | 71 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 76.5% | 53 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 30.8% | 112 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 41.7% | 76 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Jose Borregales | 5'10, 206 | FR | 40-40 | 15-18 | 83.3% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Stone Wilson | 5'10, 180 | JR | 57 | 41.0 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 78.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Sean Young | 6'1, 190 | JR | 59 | 63.0 | 33 | 55.9% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Borregales | 5'10, 206 | FR | 5 | 60.6 | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Noah Motto | , | 0 | 3 | 51.3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Tony Gaiter IV | 5'9, 185 | SO | 7 | 6.1 | 0 | 6 | 1 (0) |
| Julian Williams | 5'11, 195 | JR | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 (0) |
| Brad Muhammad | 5'11, 185 | SR | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Bryce Singleton | 5'10, 193 | FR | 16 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Shawndarrius Phillips | 5'11, 225 | SO | 7 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Napoleon Maxwell | 6'0, 215 | JR | 7 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Shermarke Spence | S | 5'8, 175 | JR | 6.5 | 16.9 | |
| Daniel Jackson | S | 6'2, 200 | FR | 5.5 | -2.0 | 22.6 |
| Richard Dames | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 4.0 | 13.0 | 16.5 |
| Collin Olsen | RB | 6'0, 228 | SO | 3.5 | 24.5 | |
| Fred Russ | LB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 3.5 | 3.0 | 17.5 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics